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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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